31 March 2021 ICCL submitted a piece to the Restorative Recognition programme for Mother and Baby Homes survivors. We highlighted the human rights obligations on the State which this programme does not reach. We urged the government to learn from …
Government must act democratically as covid emergency eases
19 May 2021 Yesterday Cabinet announced they would seek an extension to the emergency covid legislation until 9 November. This is the bedrock law that allows for restrictions such as stay-at-home orders, mandatory quarantine, and bans on events. The Irish …
Responding to Data Protection Commissioner’s remarks at the Justice Committee Hearing
ICCL testified at the parliamentary Justice Committee about problems at the Data Protection Commission. This note responds to the Data Protection Commissioner’s remarks at that hearing.See video of the full hearing17 May 2021 On 27 April ICCL testified at the …
New US Senate Bill may stop Ireland processing US data, unless Ireland acts on GDPR enforcement
Ireland’s digital sector threatened by a proposed requirement that data protection law must be properly enforced. This afternoon United States Senator Ron Wyden has proposed a new Bill to impose export controls on personal data about people in the US to …
Economic & Reputational Risk of the DPC’s Failure to Uphold EU Data Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ Data Protection Commission puts rights of 448 million people at risk, will make Ireland irrelevant as global tech hub, hears Oireachtas Committee 9 April 2021 In nearly 3 years since the GDPR, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) …
New wide-ranging human rights report to UN hits out at government Covid-19 response
8 April 2021 A coalition of human rights organisations led by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has submitted a wide-ranging and critical report to the UN Human Rights Council. The organisations are particularly critical of the lack of …
ICCL calls on government to respect rights to protest, worship & family life
29 March 2021 ICCL contacted all TDs and Senators to call on them to protect our fundamental rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is our call. Ahead of tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting and anticipated announcement regarding the current level of COVID-19 …
Free expression concerns with Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill
11 March 2021 Significant parts of the proposed new legislation on online safety may not meet human rights standards, says the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). The legislation proposes to restrict non-illegal speech online. However, the right to freedom …
ICCL writes to Health Minister about human rights report
3 March 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) strongly welcomes the recent report from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The IHREC report echoes much of what ICCL has been saying for the past year – namely …
Questions about Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer
We have written to Facebook ‘s Chief Privacy Officer, Michel Protti, to ask what FB will do with the data it gains when it acquires health & education chatbot company “Kustomer”.Facebook is acquiring a company called Kustomer. We fear that …